Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1950–1955 explained

This is a list of members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly between the 6 May 1950 election and the 19 February 1955 election.

NamePartyDivisionYears in office
1946–1964
Labor 1950–1957
Bass 1946–1950; 1954–1979
Liberal 1950–1958
Liberal Wilmot 1946–1975
Labor Darwin 1946–1964
Liberal Darwin 1951–1972
Liberal Wilmot 1922–1955
Labor Wilmot 1949–1972
Liberal Darwin 1934–1951
Labor 1919–1922; 1925–1931;
1934–1958
Labor 1931–1962
Labor Wilmot 1946–1974
Liberal Darwin 1946–1956
Labor Denison 1950–1964
Labor Franklin 1948–1956
Liberal Franklin 1946–1964
Liberal Darwin 1948–1972
Independent Denison 1953–1955
Labor Bass 1936–1956; 1957–1969
Liberal Bass 1946–1961
Labor Franklin 1946–1977
Liberal Bass 1948–1954
Liberal Franklin 1949–1955; 1959
Liberal Franklin 1950–1966
Labor Darwin 1946–1975
Labor Wilmot 1941–1956
Liberal Bass 1950–1961; 1964–1968
Liberal Denison 1946–1959; 1959–1969
Liberal Denison 1946–1965
Labor Bass 1946–1961
Independent Denison 1948–1953; 1959–1964
Labor Franklin 1941–1959

Notes

Liberal MHA for Darwin, Jack Chamberlain, resigned on 22 March 1951 to contest an Australian Senate seat. A recount on 2 April 1951 resulted in the election of Liberal candidate Jack Breheny.

Independent MHA for Denison, Bill Wedd, resigned in September 1953. A recount on 24 October 1953 resulted in the election of Independent candidate Leo McPartlan.

Liberal MHA for Bass, John Orchard, resigned on 25 March 1954 to contest the Council seat of Cornwall. A recount on 5 April 1954 resulted in the election of Liberal candidate Bill Beattie.

Sources

. Colin Hughes. Graham, B. D.. Voting for the South Australian, Western Australian and Tasmanian Lower Houses, 1890-1964. 1976. Australian National University. Canberra. 0-7081-1334-6.